Chen, Wei-Jung
individual record
Professor and Associate Dean
Positions:
- Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine
- Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Curriculum Management, School of Medicine, Health Science Center
overview
My research focuses on the effects of substance abuse (alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, etc.) on the developing brain; Polydrug interactions on brain and cognitive developments; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Use of 3-dimensional stereological cell counting techniques, immunohistochemistry, radioimmunoassay, high-performance liquid chromatograph, gas chromatograph and behavioral assessments in animal models such as rodent, ovine and zebrafish.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Psychobiology and Neuroscience, State University of New York - (Albany, New York, United States) 1992
- University of Iowa - (Iowa City, Iowa, United States), Postdoctoral Training
selected publications
Academic Articles61
- Washburn, S. E., Ramadoss, J., Chen, W., & Cudd, T. A. (2015). Effects of all three trimester moderate binge alcohol exposure on the foetal hippocampal formation and olfactory bulb.. Brain Inj. 29(1), 104-109.
- Everett, W. N., Chern, C., Sun, D., McMahon, R. E., Zhang, X. i., Chen, W., Hahn, M. S., & Sue, H. (2014). Phosphate-enhanced cytotoxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles and agglomerates.. Toxicol Lett. 225(1), 177-184.
- Pappalardo-Carter, D. L., Balaraman, S., Sathyan, P., Carter, E. S., Chen, W., & Miranda, R. C. (2013). Suppression and epigenetic regulation of MiR-9 contributes to ethanol teratology: evidence from zebrafish and murine fetal neural stem cell models.. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 37(10), 1657-1667.
- Sawant, O. B., Lunde, E. R., Washburn, S. E., Chen, W., Goodlett, C. R., & Cudd, T. A. (2013). Different patterns of regional Purkinje cell loss in the cerebellar vermis as a function of the timing of prenatal ethanol exposure in an ovine model.. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 35(1), 7-13.
- Washburn, S. E., Tress, U., Lunde, E. R., Chen, W., & Cudd, T. A. (2013). The role of cortisol in chronic binge alcohol-induced cerebellar injury: Ovine model.. Alcohol. 47(1), 53-61.
Chapters1
- Maier, S. E., & Chen, W. (2011). The timing of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and fetal alcohol-induced brain damage. Pregnancy and Alcohol Consumption. 225-244.
Conference Papers28
- Chico, D. E., Smith, S., Chen, W., Peterson, T. V., & Hairrell, A. (2016). Evaluating the Impact of Pre-Matriculation Instruction on Academic Performance in the Anatomical and Physiological Sciences. FASEB JOURNAL. 30,
- Chico, D. E., Smith, S., Chen, W., Peterson, T. V., & Hairrell, A. (2016). Evaluating the Impact of Pre-Matriculation Instruction on Academic Performance in the Anatomical and Physiological Sciences. FASEB JOURNAL. 30,
- Chico, D. E., Smith, S., Chen, W., Peterson, T. V., & Hairrell, A. (2016). Evaluating the Impact of Pre-Matriculation Instruction on Academic Performance in the Anatomical and Physiological Sciences. FASEB JOURNAL. 30,
- Pappalardo, D. L., Miranda, R. C., & Chen, W. (2011). DYSREGULATION OF MIR-9 AND ITS TARGETS FGFR1, FOXP2, AND MECP2 IN THE ZEBRAFISH (D-RERIO) EMBRYO FOLLOWING ETHANOL EXPOSURE. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 35(6), 118A-118A.
- Pappalardo, D. L., Miranda, R. C., & Chen, W. (2010). DYSREGULATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL MIR-9 AND ITS TARGET GENES IN THE ZEBRAFISH (D. RERIO) EMBRYO FOLLOWING ETHANOL EXPOSURE. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 34(6), 154A-154A.
researcher on
Investigator2
- Estrogens, Ovarian Aging and Calcium Channel Modulation awarded by DHHS-NIH-National Institute On Aging 2012 - 2017
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- MEID607 Medical Gross Anatomy Instructor
- MSCI611 Experimental Design For Biomed Instructor
Email
wjchen@tamu.edu
First Name
Wei-Jung
Last Name
Chen
mailing address
Texas A&M Health Science Center; Academic Affairs Com; 1114 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77843-1114
USA